CBS Has Found Its Supergirl—and More Major Moments for Women and TV This Week

The main takeaway from television this week: Every woman needs a Michelle Williams or a Hannah Horvath in her life for backup. You know who could especially use one? Senator Joni Ernst. Read on for the week's unmissable moments. "Your boyfriend's cheating on you? Where the f— is that dingbat?" —Hannah, Girls "I've seen a lot of things, I'm 25 years old… I'm gonna use the bathroom before you, all right?" Note to Girls producers—when you guys go to cut Emmy screeners for season four, please include Hannah's passionate, profane, spot-on advice to a blubbering freshman girl with a long-distance, unfaithful boyfriend. Jane the Virgin takes a deep dive into immigration reform On one end of the TV spectrum you have, say, Bachelor Chris Soules, who can hardly string together an audible sentence over the course of two hours. On the other end, you have Swiss Army knife genius shows like CW comedy Jane the Virgin, which, in addition to earning lots of Golden Globes love for its laughs, actually taught me the term "medical repatriation" this week. (Click here for more on that.) The first look at The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt arrives This was the most major moment of

The main takeaway from television this week: Every woman needs a Michelle Williams or a Hannah Horvath in her life for backup. You know who could especially use one? Senator Joni Ernst. Read on for the week's unmissable moments.

"Your boyfriend's cheating on you? Where the f— is that dingbat?" —Hannah, Girls

"I've seen a lot of things, I'm 25 years old… I'm gonna use the bathroom before you, all right?" Note to Girls producers—when you guys go to cut Emmy screeners for season four, please include Hannah's passionate, profane, spot-on advice to a blubbering freshman girl with a long-distance, unfaithful boyfriend.

Jane the Virgin takes a deep dive into immigration reform

*On one end of the TV spectrum you have, say, Bachelor Chris Soules, who can hardly string together an audible sentence over the course of two hours. On the other end, you have Swiss Army knife genius shows like CW comedy Jane the Virgin, which, in addition to earning lots of Golden Globes love for its laughs, actually taught me the term "medical repatriation" this week. (Click here for more on that.) *

What zodiac sign will love Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt the best? Read on to find out.Netflix

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The first look at The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt arrives

This was the most major moment of the year for those of us who still get phantom-limb pains missing 30 Rock on Thursdays. Tina Fey's new Netflix comedy, which stars Ellie Kemper as an underground prisoner turned NYC newbie, is all bright eyes and big dreams. Liz Lemon would find it very blergh, but I can't wait to see more. Click here if you missed the trailer.

Melissa Benoist wins the role of Supergirl

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a… Glee star here to expand the presence of female superheroes on the small screen! Benoist (who also stars in the Oscar-nominated Whiplash) will play the role of Superman's cousin Kara, who's also got magic abilities, in a new CBS drama pilot. I like the setup, which notes that Kara has repressed her powers for years and feels like a shell of a lady because of it. Naturally, the above "Woman Fierce" bit from Glee, in which Benoist got her start with caped crusading, is having a rewatch renaissance moment.

Joni Ernst delivers the State of the Union rebuttal

Ernst—Iowa's first female senator, and the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate—was tapped to deliver the Republicans' answer to President Obama's State of the Union on Tuesday. Ernst spoke for nearly 10 minutes, but the audience seemed to absorb just one phrase she said: "bread bags." Ernst spoke about her mother tying plastic bread bags over her daughter's single pair of decent shoes to keep them dry; for some reason, the Internet found this hysterical and worthy of mockery. Isn't it hilarious when people are poor? Let's mock a veteran about her blue-collar past! Good one, America. Watch Ernst's full address above.

Sweet Dee learns about double standards the hard way on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

On this week's episode of Always Sunny, while the guys road-tested a group-dating site, Sweet Dee dug into the world of Internet guy-reviewing. She thought she was empowering herself and sticking it to the man by sleeping with tons of guys and then slapping them with one-star ratings. But when men started lining up for the easy sex, stars be damned, she realized her new reputation had stomped out her righteousness.

Abbi rocks out with her everything out on Broad City

Because, yes, this is what you do when your long-unmoved, long-unshowered roommate's boyfriend is finally removed from the premises.